Halle Berry and Bond actor Daniel Craig are set to team for an upcoming film based on the L.A. riots Kings for director Deniz Gamze Eruven.
Deadline are reporting the news of the pair’s casting in a film that is said to be set against a backdrop of rising tensions in Los Angeles during the Rodney King trial in 1992. Craig is set to play Ollie, ‘a loner who lives in South Central — one of its only white residents — who befriends Berry’s character, a tough, protective mother who looks after a group of kids. When the riots explode in the city, Craig’s character helps Berry, who is secretly in love with him, try and track down the kids from the worst of the violence.’
Deniz Gamze Eruven exploded onto the international scene with her impressive Academy Award nominated Mustang last year. That film is currently playing in selected UK cinemas, and is definitely one to seek out.
Berry is obviously an alumni from the Bond franchise, appearing in the movie Die Another Day, pre-Daniel Craig.
No news on when this will start to roll, but we’ll bring you more news as it comes in.
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